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Higher Education Acronyms

	American Association for University Professors*		Governor's Workforce Investment Board
	Atlantic Coast Conference	HBCU	Historically Black Colleges & Universities
	American Council on Education	HBIs	Historically Black Institutions
	Americans with Disabilities Act	HEGIS	Higher Education General Information Survey
	American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees	HEPI	Higher Education Price Index
ARB	Academic Revenue Bonds		Inter-Institutional Committee (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø) (formally Intercampus Committee)
	Articulation System		Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
	Board of Regents		Institutional Research
	Board of Public Works	JCR	Joint Chairmen's Report
CBIS	Capital Budget Information System		Minority Business Enterprise
CIP	Capital Improvement Program		ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Classified Employees Association
CIP	Classification of Instructional Programs		ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Department of the Environment
	Council of University System Faculty (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø)		ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Department of Transportation
	Council of University System Staff (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø)	MFR	Managing for Results (State's accountability program)
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment		Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
	Code of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Regulations		ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Higher Education Commission
COO	Chief Operating Officer		ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø State Department of Education
CPI	Consumer Price Index	NASF	Net Assignable Square Feet
CR	Current Restricted Funds	NASFAA	National Association of Financial Aid Administators
	College and University Professional Association		National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
CUR	Current Unrestricted Funds sometimes labeled CUF		National Collegiate Athletic Association
DBED	Department of Business & Economic Development		National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
DBI	Dashboard Indicators		National Center for Education Statistics
	Department of Budget and Management		National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
	Department of General Services		National Education Association
	Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation	NSF	Net Square Footage/ Net Square Feet
	Department of Legislative Services		National Science Foundation
EFI	Enrollment Funding Initiative		Office of the Attorney General
	Educational Testing Service		Office of Administrative Hearings
	Free Application for Federal Student Aid		Office of Civil Rights
FASB	Financial Accounting Standards Board	ORP	Optional Retirement Plan
FMP	Facilities Master Plan	PAYGO	Pay as You Go Funds
FR	Facilities Renewal	PDS	Professional Development School
FRS	Financial Reporting System	PELL	Federal Need Based Aid - PELL Grants
F-T, P-T	Full-Time, Part-Time	RFP	Request for Proposal
FTDE	Full-Time Day Equivalent	RHEC	Regional Higher Education Center
FTDES	Full-Time Day Equivalent Student		State Plan for Higher Education legislation
FTE	Full-Time Equivalent	SCH	Semester Credit Hours
FTEF	Full-Time Equivalent Faculty		State Higher Education Executive Officers
FTES	Full-Time Equivalent Student	SIS	Student Information Systems
FTNE	Full-Time Night Equivalent	SRA	Supplemental Retirement Annuity
FTUG	Full-Time Undergraduate Student		Southern Region Education Board
	Government Accounting Standards Board	STARS	State Accounting and Reporting System
GF	General Funds (also known as State Appropriations)		Tuition & fees
GMP	Guaranteed Maximum Price		United States Department of Education
GO	General Obligation [bonds]		ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø
GSF	Gross Square Feet		ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Student Council